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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Dialogue, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this section, what does Dolmance declare is the most important mission a young girl can undertake?
(a) Pleasing men.
(b) Sensual pleasure.
(c) Disobeying her guardians.
(d) Drinking and smoking.

2. What is Dolmance's religious inclination?
(a) He is a satanist.
(b) He is Jewish.
(c) He is an atheist.
(d) He is a Roman Catholic.

3. In the Third Dialogue, what function of the human body does Dolmance refuse to discuss?
(a) Defecation.
(b) Flatulance.
(c) Procreation.
(d) Orgasm.

4. In the Third Dialogue, which fluid is incorrectly identified as operative in procreation?
(a) Vaginal secretions.
(b) Menstrual blood.
(c) Breast milk.
(d) Saliva.

5. To what iconic literary figure does Chevalier compare himself and his sister in the First Dialogue?
(a) Aneas.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) Oedipus Rex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the value of starvation, according to Dolmance in the Third Dialogue?

2. In this section of the Third Dialogue, what does Eugenie forswear?

3. In this section, which historical figure does Madame de Saint-Ange use as an example of lasciviousness?

4. How are Madame de Saint-Ange and Chevlaier connected?

5. What activity does Madame advocate for at length in this section?

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